ST. LOUIS—From-the-ground-up, Washington University’s CLEAN STL program has started collecting soil samples from areas impacted by May 16th’s tornado.
What You Need To Know
- CLEAN STL is the inaugural project for WashU Public Exchange, a fresh initiative of the Brown School at Washington University.
- Through CLEAN STL’s first partnership in Better Family Life, they can access impacted areas to test for lead and other contaminants
- Lead forms dust particles which can make its way into the home where it can be unknowingly ingested through food or drinks
- Sample collecting will proceed until Winter. After the cold sets in, CLEAN STL will run tests on the samples
CLEAN STL is the inaugural project for WashU Public Exchange, a fresh initiative of the Brown School at Washington University.
“Testing has started yesterday (November 13), which is very, very exciting,” said Dorian Traube, dean of the Brown School. “We know that we’re coming up on the six-month anniversary of the tornado. Much of the cleanup will accelerate now and this is a prime time to be doing this work.”
Through CLEAN STL’s first partnership in Better Family Life, they can access impacted areas to test for lead and other contaminants.